Other Football Leagues

OTHER FOOTBALL LEAGUES

{Appendix 3.1, to Sports Facility Reports, Volume 20} Research completed as of August 5, 2019

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL)

LEAGUE UPDATE: Arena Football is the highest-level professional indoor football league and the second longest running professional football league, after the National Football League, in the United States.

After the 2018 season, the AFL lost two teams and added three new teams to the league.. The Tampa Bay Storm team has ceased operations. The Cleveland Gladiators are suspended until 2020. Albany Empire joined the league in 2018. Both the Atlantic City Blackjacks and Columbus Destroyers joined in 2019.

Team: Albany Empire

Principal Owner: George Randolph Hearts III, Dan Nolan, and Ed Swyer Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @Albany_Empire

Arena: Times Union Center Date Built: 1990 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $69.4 ($1.6: 2010 renovation) Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @TUCenter

Principal Owner: Trifecta Sports and Entertainment Year Established: 2019 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @aflblackjacks

Arena: Boardwalk Hall Date Built: 1929 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $90 restoration (2001) Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @BoardwalkHall

Team: Baltimore Brigade

Principal Owner: Ted Leonsis Year Established: 2017 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @BMOREBRIGADE

Arena: Royal Farms Arena Date Built: 1962 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $14 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @RoFoArena

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2014, Royal Farms purchased the naming rights and the deal calls for Royal Farms to pay $250,000 annually for five years. The deal also gives Royal Farms the rights of first refusal at the end of the contract term.

Principal Owner: Dan Gilbert Year Established: 1997 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website

Arena: Quicken Loans Arena Date Built: 1994 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $152 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: 48% Facility Financing: Tax-exempt bonds issued by Cuyahoga County, liquor and cigarette taxes, and the sale of naming rights financed the Quicken Loans Arena. Facility Website Twitter: @TheQArena

UPDATE: The franchise team has been suspended with a planned return in 2020.

NAMING RIGHTS:

Team: Columbus Destroyers

Principal Owner: Rich Witmeyer, COO Year Established: 2019 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @AFLDestroyers

Arena: Nationwide Arena Date Built: 2000 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $175 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @NationwideArena

Team: Philadelphia Soul

Principal Owner: Craig A. Spencer and Ron Jaworski Year Established: 2004 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @soulfootball

Arena: Wells Fargo Center Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $206 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: 11% Facility Financing: A private bank financed $140 million, providing the majority of the funding. The rest of the funding came from the State of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia for infrastructure improvements and state capital redevelopment assistance funding for general site improvements. Facility Website Twitter: @WellsFargoCtr

UPDATE: Starting in 2017 and continuing into 2018, the Wells Fargo Center has been updating its luxury suites. Phase one of the renovations has been completed. Phase one included renovations to make the suites more spacious, new flooring and seating, new lighting, and entrance and corridor improvements.

NAMING RIGHTS: Wells Fargo is paying $1.4 million per year for the arena naming rights until 2023.

Team: Washington Valor

Principal Owner: Ted Leonsis Year Established: 2016 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @WashingtonValor

Arena: Verizon Center, now the Capital One Arena Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $260 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: 23% Facility Financing: Private loans financed the building. The District of Columbia provided $60 million in infrastructure costs. Facility Website Twitter: @CapitalOneArena

UPDATE: In 2017, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, owned by Ted Leonsis, announced a new partnership with Virginia-based WGL Energy Services that will enable the Verizon Center to operate using twenty-five percent solar energy.

The Washington Valor won the ArenaBowl XXXI by beating the Baltimore Brigade, 69-55.

NAMING RIGHTS: Verizon Wireless did not renew its naming rights deal in 2018. Capital One made a ten-year, $100 million deal for the naming rights of the home of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals.

LEAGUE UPDATE: The league launched after the dissolution of the American Indoor Football League. It’s first season was the 2017 season.

The league has also formed an alliance with the Can-Am Indoor Football League to futher advance each league’s goals and to promote the arena/indoor football industry. Both leagues plan to share a similar concept and business plan and will continue to run independently of each other. Both leagues will participate in the Arena Football Challenge Cup at the completion of the season. The Arena Football Challenge Cup is open to all professional arena/indoor football leagues, with each league champion playing against each other. At the end of the 2017 season, APF and the Can-Am Indoor Football League merged to create the American Arena League.

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Team: Carolina Havoc (formerly Atlanta Havoc)

Principle Owner: Chris Duffy and Daryl Seabridge Year Established: 2017 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @ArenaHavoc

Arena: Florence Center Date Built: 1993 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $22 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @flocentersc

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Principle Owner: N/A Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: N/A

Arena: N/A Date Built: N/A Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A Twitter:

UPDATE: Currently still under “travel-only” team.

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Team: Cape Fear Heroes

Principle Owner: Barbara Spigner and Crystal Williams Year Established: 2011 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @CapeHeroes

Arena: Crown Complex Date Built: 1997 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $55 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @CrownComplexNC

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Carolina Energy

Principle Owner: Daniel Rudmann Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @EnergyCarolina

Arena: Bojangles’ Coliseum Date Built: 1955 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $4 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @TheBOplex

UPDATE: City of Charlotte broke ground in 2018 for a structure that will connect the Bojangles Coliseum to Ovens Auditorium. Construction should be complete in 2019.

NAMING RIGHTS: Bojangles’ Restuarants, Inc. has maintained the naming rights for the coliseum.

Team: Carolina Cowboyz

Principle Owner: N/A Year Established: 2017 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @CarolinaCowboyz

Arena: T. Ed Garrison Arena Date Built: N/A Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: 100% Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter:

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Peach State Cats

Principle Owner: Tim Freeman Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: N/A

Arena: Dalton Convention Center Date Built: 1991 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @NWGTCC

UPDATE: The Peach State Cats have formed a new league, the United Arena League, starting in 2020.

MIDWEST DIVISION

Team: Indianapolis Enforcers

Principle Owner: K.C. Carter Year Established: 2010 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @in_enforcers

Arena: Off the Wall Sports Date Built: 2012 Facility Cost ($/Mil): Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: N/A

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Team: West Michigan Ironmen

Principle Owner: Tim Taylor, Mario Flores Year Established: 2016 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter:

Arena: L.C. Walker Arena Date Built: 1958 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $2 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @WM_Ironmen

UPDATE: N/A

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NORTHERN DIVISION

Team: Pittsburgh Defenders

Principle Owner: Antjuan Washington Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website: N/A Twitter:

Arena: Printscape Arena at Southpointe Date Built: 1995 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $11 (2011 sale price) Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A

UPDATE:

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: West Virgina Rough Riders

Principle Owner: Gregg Fornario Year Established: 2011 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @WVRoughriders

Arena: WesBanco Arena Date Built: 1977 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $7 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter @WesBancoArena

UPDATE: The Rough Riders won the 2019 AAL Championship against the Carolina Energy. Final score: 55-29. Withdrawing from the 2020 season.

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: Jersey Flight

Principle Owner: Jersey Flight Football, Inc. (Samuel Davis, Jr. and Kyna Felder-Ruiz) Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @JerseyFlightFB

Arena: CURE Insurance Arena Date Built: 1999 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $53 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2017, CURE auto insurance entered into a ten year agreement worth $1.5 million for the naming rights to CURE Insurance Arena. CURE also has the exclusive rights to any of the arena’s potential auto insurance opportunities.

LEAGUE UPDATE: The CFL is the highest level of professional football in Canada.

Team: B.C. Lions

Principal Owner: David Braley Year Established: 1954 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): C$27 Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @BCLions

Stadium: B.C. Place Date Built: 1983 Facility Cost ($/Mil): C$126 Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: 100% Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights deal for B.C. Place.

Team: Calgary Stampeders

Principal Owner: Calgary Flames Limited Partnership (N. Murray Edwards – Chairman) Year Established: 1945 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @calgarystampede

Stadium: McMahon Stadium Date Built: 1960 Facility Cost ($/Mil): C$1.05 Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: 100% Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: The Calgary Flames announced plans for a combined NHL-CFL stadium. The stadium would cost approximently $900 million. The plan calls for the stadium to be funded through a $250 million ticket tax, a $240 million community revitalization levy, $200 million from Calgary

© Copyright 2019, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 13 Flames, and $200 million from city taxpayers. A study conducted by the city expects actual costs to reach $1.8 billion.

The Flames plan for a new arena was approved, however the deal leaves out a new stadium for the Stampeders. Calgary City Council voted in favor of a new arena in Victoria Park. If Calgary Flames Entertainment moves forward with the development of a new arena, the Flames will likely go back to city council to get a plan approved to replace McMahon Stadium. As of now there are no further updates about a new stadium for the Stampeders.

NAMING RIGHTS: The stadium was constructed on the University of Alberta (Calgary) campus. It is named after Calgary residents Frank McMahon and his brother, George McMahon. They donated C$300,000 to the school and guaranteed the balance of the money for the stadiums original construction.

Team: Edmonton Eskimos

Principal Owner: Shareholder owned Year Established: 1949 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @EdmontonEsks

Stadium: The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium Date Built: 1978 Facility Cost ($/Mil): C$20.9 (C$22.2 renovation in 2001) Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: 100% Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2016, a new five-year naming rights deal was struck. Now, during all Eskimo games, the Commonwealth Stadium will have the name “The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium.” For other events the stadium will still be called Commonwealth Stadium. Terms of the deal were not released.

Team: Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Principal Owner: Robert F. Young Year Established: 1950 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @Ticats

Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Date Built: 2014 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $C145.7 Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @TimHortonsField

UPDATE: Local former Olympic soccer player, John McGrane, proposed turning Tim Hortons Field into a “bubble” dome. It would cost approximently $3 million to bubble wrap Tim Hortons Field; however, McGrane stated it would not cost the City anything.

NAMING RIGHTS: Tim Hortons agreed to a twenty-year partnership for the naming rights to the stadium in 2014. The City of Hamilton will make C$15 million over the duration of the deal.

Team: Montreal Alouettes

Principal Owner: League-owned Year Established: 1996 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @MTLAlouettes

Stadium: Percival-Molson Memorial Stadium Date Built: 1915 Facility Cost ($/Mil): C$100,000 (C$29.4 in renovations) Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: 100% Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming-rights deal for Percival-Molson Memorial Stadium.

Team: Ottawa Redblacks

Principal Owner: Jeff Hunt Year Established: 2014 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website

Stadium: TD Place Stadium Date Built: 1908 (In 2014, major renovations were completed) Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: TD Bank Group maintains naming rights to stadium.

Team: Saskatchewan Roughriders

Principal Owner: Community owned Year Established: 1910 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @ssroughriders

Stadium: Mosaic Stadium Date Built: 2017 Facility Cost ($/Mil): C$278 Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: 100% Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @NewMosaic2017

NAMING RIGHTS: The Mosaic Company holds an extension for the naming rights to Mosaic Stadium. The agreement will last until 2037.

Team: Toronto Argonauts

Principal Owner: Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (Larry Tanenbaum – Chairman) Year Established: 1873 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @TorontoArgos

Stadium: BMO Field

© Copyright 2019, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 16 Date Built: 2007 Facility Cost ($/Mil): C$62.9 Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: 71.5% Facility Financing: The stadium was funded with C$45 million public funds, including C$10 million in cash from the City of Toronto. The City of Toronto also donated the land which was worth approximately C$10 million. Facility Website Twitter: @BMOField

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: BMO has extended the agreement with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to retain naming rights to BMO Field for the next ten years. Terms of the deal have not been announced.

Team: Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Principal Owner: Community owned Year Established: 1930 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @Wpg_BlueBombers

Stadium: Investors Group Field Date Built: 2013 Facility Cost ($/Mil): C$200 Percentage of Stadium Publicly Financed: 57.5% Facility Financing: The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will pay back $85 million of the cost over a forty-year period. Facility Website Twitter: @InvestorsGrpfld

UPDATE: The final cost of Investors Group Field continues to rise. Due to payments on construction loans lagging behind and the mounting interest, the final cost is expected to rise to $384 million when the last principal and interest payments are made in 2058.

Repairs to concrete and drainage at the field will take two more years to complete, but the owner promised that this construction will not interfer with any events.

NAMING RIGHTS: Investors Group structured a twelve-year deal for the naming rights. No financial information has been released.

LEAGUE UPDATE:

Team: Amarillo Venom

Principal Owner: Stephanie and Toby Tucker Year Established: 2003 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @AmarilloVenom

Arena: Amarillo Civic Center Date Built: 1964 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: The City of Amarillo owns the naming rights to the facility.

Team: Omaha Beef

Principal Owner: Rich and Jim Tokheim Year Established: 1999 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @TheOmahaBeef

Arena: Ralston Arena Date Built: 2012 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $36.8 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: Owned by the City of Ralston Facility Website Twitter: @ralston_arena

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: There is currently no naming rights deal for Ralston Arena.

Team: Salina Liberty

Principal Owner: Salina Sports, LLC. Year Established: 2015 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @salina_liberty

Arena: Tony’s Pizza Event Center Date Built: 1979 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2017, Tony’s Pizza entered into a naming rights deal for the Salina Bicentennial Center. The deal is for fifteen years worth an estimated $1.2 million. The $1.2 million will be added to the city’s general fund.

Team: Sioux City Bandits

Principal Owner: Bob Scott Year Established: 2000 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @scbanditfans

Arena: Gateway Arena at the Tyson Events Center Date Built: 2003 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $52 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @TysonEventsCent

UPDATE: N/A

© Copyright 2019, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 19 NAMING RIGHTS: In 2003, Tyson Foods paid $4 million for a lifetime deal. Additionally, Gateway and Long Lines Telecommunications each agreed to a $750,000, ten-year deal for naming rights to the arena and auditorium, respectively.

Team: Wichita Force

Principal Owner: Marvin Fisher Year Established: 2015 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @wichitaforce

Arena: Intrust Bank Arena Date Built: 2010 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $222 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @INTRUSTarena

UPDATE: Intrust Bank Arena received the 2018 International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM) Venue Exellence Award.

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2008, Sedgwick County and Intrust Bank reached a naming rights deal of $8.75 million paid over twenty-five years. Cessna Aircraft Company named the adjacent outdoor plaza for $3 million paid over twenty years. A ten-year agreement was reached with House of Schwan for naming rights to the public lounge in Intrust Bank Arena. Deals are also in place with Spirit AeroSystems for the concourse, Cessna Aircraft for the plaza, and Pepsi Co. to provide non-alcoholic beverages for ten years. In total, the County expects to receive $17.114 million between all agreements.

Team: Oklahoma Flying Aces

Principal Owner: Richard Davis Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @OKFlyingAces

Arena: Stride Bank Center

© Copyright 2019, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 20 Date Built: 2013 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $18.6 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @StrideCenterOK

LEAGUE UPDATE: After the American Indoor Football League (AIF) folded, the Southern Steam created the Elite Indoor Football league.

Team: Carolina Aviators

Principle Owner: N/A Year Established: 2011 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @CarolinaAviator

Arena: Dorton Arena Date Built: 1952 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: The Aviators joined the EIF in 2018.

NAMING RIGHTS: There are currently no naming-rights deals for the Dorton Arena.

Team: Carolina Wildcats

Principle Owner: Malachi King, Dale Glossenger, and John Burns Year Established: 2019 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

Arena: N/A Date Built: N/A Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

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Team: Georgialina Lions

Principle Owner: N/A Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

Arena: N/A Date Built: N/A Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

UPDATE:

Team: Tampa Bay Tigers

Principle Owner: Tom Green Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

Arena: N/A Date Built: N/A Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: N/A

Team: Southern Steam

Principle Owner: Bobby Dammarell Year Established: 2013 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: N/A

Arena: N/A Date Built: N/A Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: The Steam do not know where they will play their home games at this time.

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

LEAGUE UPDATE: The IFL is a professional indoor football league that formed when the Intense Football League and the United Indoor Football League merged. The league is comprised of players with a variety of backgrounds, including former NFL players. The Duke City Gladiators will join the IFL for the 2020 season.

Team: Arizona Rattlers

Principal Owner: Ron Shurts Year Established: 1992 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @ArizonaRattlers

Arena: Talking Stick Resort Arena Date Built: 1992 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $90 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: 39% Facility Financing: The City of Phoenix contributed $35 million, of which $28 million went toward arena construction and $7 million toward the land. The Phoenix Suns, who also use the arena, contributed $55 million. The City has a thirty-year commitment from the Suns to repay a portion of the contribution at $500,000 per year, with an annual three percent increase. The City will also receive forty percent of revenue from luxury boxes and advertising. Facility Website Twitter: @TSRarena

UPDATE: N/A

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Team: Bismarck Bucks

Principal Owner: Dakota Pro Football, LLC Year Established: 2016 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @bismarckbucks

Arena: Bismarck Event Center Date Built: 1969

© Copyright 2019, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 25 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: N/A

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Team: Cedar Rapids River Kings

Principal Owner: Roy Choi Year Established: 2011 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @goriverkings

Arena: U.S. Cellular Center Date Built: 1979 Facility Cost ($/Mil): 8 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: Owned by the City of Cedar Rapids. Facility Website Twitter: @USCellCenter

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: In 2014, U.S. Cellular renewed its agreement for the naming rights to the U.S. Cellular Center. The previous agreement paid $150,000 annually. Under the new agreement, the company is paying $3.8 million for ten years.

Team: Green Bay Blizzard

Principal Owner: Larry and Kathy Treankler Year Established: 2003 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @BlizzardIFL

Arena: Resch Center

© Copyright 2019, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 26 Date Built: 2002 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $49 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: An eight percent room rental tax at the Resch Center and KI Convention Center primarily financed the arena. Another $5 million came from various naming-rights opportunities throughout the Center, and an additional $1 million came from the State of Wisconsin and the Village of Ashwaubenon. Final funding came from the sale of bricks to fill the plaza in front of the Resch Center. Facility Website Twitter: @reschcenter

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: The Resch Center is named after Dick Resch, President of KI Industries. Resch and KI donated $5 million in cash and furnishings for the Resch Center and KI Convention Center, which is located next door to the Resch Center. The actual field played on by the Blizzard is sponsored by U.S Cellular, and details of the deal are undisclosed.

Team: Iowa Barnstormers

Principal Owner: Jeff Lamberti Year Established: 1995 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @iabarnstormers

Arena: Wells Fargo Arena Date Built: 2005 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $99 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: The facility is named after Wells Fargo Financial Services, which has been the corporate sponsor of the multi-purpose arena since it opened. For this sponsorship, Wells Fargo will pay $11.5 million over twenty years, expiring in 2025.

Team: Nebraska Danger

Principal Owner: Charlie Bosselman

© Copyright 2019, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School Page 27 Year Established: 2010 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @DangerFootball

Arena: Eihusen Arena at the Heartland Events Center Date Built: 2006 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @HeartlndEvents

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: Eihusen Arena is named after Virgil Eihusen of Chief Industries who donated $1.6 million to the facilities.

Team: Sioux Falls Storm

Principal Owner: Todd Tryon Year Established: 2000 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @siouxfallsstorm

Arena: Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Date Built: 2014 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $117 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: 98% Facility Financing: The sources of financing are tax-exempt bonds, taxable bonds, sales tax fund cash from the City, and a donation from Sanford Health. Facility Website Twitter: N/A

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: Sanford Health, First Premier Bank, and Premier Bankcard are paying nearly $21 million for the naming rights to the Denny Sanford Premier Center for the next twenty- five years.

Principal Owner: Doug Bland Year Established: 2017 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @qcsteam

Arena: TaxSlayer Center Date Built: 1993 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $33.4 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @TaxSlayerCenter

UPDATE: N/A

NAMING RIGHTS: N/A

Team: San Diego Strike Force

Principal Owner: Roy Choi Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @sdstrikeforce

Arena: Pechanga Arena Date Built: 1966 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $6.4 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: Facility Website Twitter: @PechangaArenaSD

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Principal Owner: Kevin Guy Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @sugarskullsfb

Arena: Tucson Convention Center Date Built: 1971 (renovated in 1987 and 2014) Facility Cost ($/Mil): $22 (2014 renovation) Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: Renovation funding provided by Rio Nuevo downtown redevelopment and revitalization district and the City of Tucson. Facility Website Twitter: @TCCTucson

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LEAGUE UPDATE: The Mid-Atlantic Indoor Football League (MAIFL) is a developmental semi-pro indoor football league to help players and coaches learn the indoor game. The 2017 season was MAIFL’s inaugural season. The league currently has four teams, Capital City Reapers, Capital City Seahawks, Maryland Eagles, and Reading Raptors.

Team: Capital City Reapers

Principle Owner: Reggie Shipp Year Established: 2017 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website: N/A Twitter: @CapCityReapers

Arena: XL Sports World Date Built: N/A Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @XLSportsWorldVA

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Team: Capital City Seahawks

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Team: Maryland Eagles

Principle Owner: Darryl Overton and Matthew Steeple Year Established: 2013 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website: N/A Twitter: N/A

Arena: Wheaton Sports Pavilion Date Built: 2013 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @Wheaton_Sports

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NAMING RIGHTS: There is no current naming rights deal for the Wheaton Sports Pavilion.

Team: Reading Raptors

Principle Owner: N/A Year Established: 2015 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: N/A

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LEAGUE UPDATE:

The league currently consists of six teams, the Columbus Lions, Carolina Cobras, Massachusetts Pirates, Jacksonville Sharks, New York Streets, and Orlando Predators.

Team: Carolina Cobras

Principle Owner: National Sports Ventures Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @CarCobras

Arena: Greensboro Coliseum Complex Date Built: 1959 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $4.5 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @Gbocoliseum

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Team: Columbus Lions

Principle Owner: John Hargrove Year Established: 2006 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @columbuslions

Arena: Columbus Civic Center Date Built: 1996 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $45 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

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NAMING RIGHTS: The Columbus Civic Center is currently seeking naming-rights deals, but no deal has been reached as of 2017.

Team: Jacksonville Sharks

Principal Owner: Jacksonville Sports Group Year Established: 2010 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @jaxsharks

Arena: Sea Best Field at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Date Built: 2003 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $130 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website: N/A Twitter:N/A

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NAMING RIGHTS: In honor of the Beaver Street Fisheries’ flagship brand, Sea Best, the Jacksonville Sharks will play all of their home games on Sea Best Field at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.

Team: Massachusetts Pirates

Principle Owner: Hassan Yatim and Jawad Yatim Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @mass_pirates

Arena: DCU Center Date Built: 1977 (renovated 2009, 2012, 2013) Facility Cost ($/Mil): $25.6 ($23 in 2013) Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed:

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Team: New York Streets

Principle Owner: Corey Galloway Year Established: 2018 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website Twitter: @nystreetsfb

Arena: Westchester County Center Date Built: 1924 Facility Cost ($/Mil): N/A Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: N/A Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website Twitter: @WCC_parks

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Team: Orlando Predators

Principle Owner: Kenny McEntyre Year Established: 2019 Most Recent Purchase Price ($/Mil): N/A Current Value ($/Mil): N/A Percent Change from Last Year: N/A Team Website N/A Twitter: @predatorsorl

Arena: Amway Center Date Built: 2008 Facility Cost ($/Mil): $480 Percentage of Arena Publicly Financed: Facility Financing: N/A Facility Website

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